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LIGHTNING SOCIAL VENTURES LTD

Software packages · Horsham
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Lightning Social Ventures Ltd, trading as Lightning Reach, connects individuals in financial hardship to various forms of support through a one-stop portal. They aim to simplify access to financial assistance and empower organizations to deliver support efficiently.

lightningreach.org ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£540k
Live
5
Buyers
5
12m
£347k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 7
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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  • Financial
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Quick answer — LIGHTNING SOCIAL VENTURES LTDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

LIGHTNING SOCIAL VENTURES LTD has won £540k across 5 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer London Borough of Lewisham at 60% · 100% in Software packages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
5 of 7Live contracts
60%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
Financial Support ConnectionHelps individuals connect to multiple forms of financial support quickly and with dignity. ↗Support for OrganizationsEmpowers organizations to deliver support more efficiently and transparently. ↗

Extracted automatically from lightningreach.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 4

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Racing WelfareUsing the portal for our grants applications has allowed us to save time for both beneficiaries and our team. ↗South Tyneside CouncilLightning Reach has challenged many of our assumptions about how residents access support. ↗Sunderland City CouncilLightning Reach has won over residents who previously did not engage because they didn’t think they were eligible for support. ↗Lambeth CouncilIt’s nice to work with an organisation that has that can-do approach, and for things to happen quickly. ↗

Extracted automatically from lightningreach.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 4

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

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Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 4
Tech Nation Rising Stars Diversity & Inclusion awardaward
CogX awardaward
Impact Shakers awardaward
Collaboration of the Year awardaward

Extracted automatically from lightningreach.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 5 live · 2 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Housing Solutions Digital Prevention Gateway (Lightning Reach)
Milton Keynes Council4800000001 Jul 2026£80k2 yrsLive
Crisis Response Fund (CRF) Digital Delivery Platform
London Borough of Lewisham—01 Jun 2026£130k11 moLive
Provision of a Financial Support On-line Platform
Sunderland City Council4810000001 Apr 2026£87k3 yrsLive
Lightning Reach Software
South Tyneside Council4800000017 Nov 2025£50k2 yrsLive
Crisis Response Fund (CRF) Digital Delivery Platform
London Borough of Lewisham—01 Jun 2026£130k11 mopending
Crisis Resilience Fund digital platform
London Borough of Lewisham—04 May 2026£63k12 mopending
Provision of Homelessness Prevention Software
London Borough of Harrow————Live
Total live value £347k · mean award £77k

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 91%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
London Borough of Lewisham
3 contracts
60%
since 2026
2
Sunderland City Council
1 contract
16%
since 2026
3
Milton Keynes Council
1 contract
15%
since 2026
4
South Tyneside Council
1 contract
9%
since 2025
5
London Borough of Harrow
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Software packages48
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London3 contracts
60%
North East2 contracts
25%
South East2 contracts
15%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). LIGHTNING SOCIAL VENTURES LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
R1
Route 101 Limited
Yes£265.3m3
OC
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
No£20.7m2
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£18.1m2
HT
Hicom Technology Limited
Yes£12.4m1
UB
Ultima Business Solutions LTD
No£10.8m4
LS
LIGHTNING SOCIAL VENTURES LTD
No£347k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Nov 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -15d
Next due 26 Jun 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
12670000
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
13 Jun 2020
Reg. office
Unit 2, Pondtail Farm Coolham Road, West Grinstead, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8LN
SIC codes
62012
Last accounts
30 Nov 2025
Next accounts due
31 Aug 2027

Directors & PSC

  • MCKENNA, Margaret Mary — director
    Appointed 24 Aug 2023
  • OAKLEY, Gareth David — director
    Appointed 24 Aug 2023
  • HOOI, Ren Yi — director
    Appointed 13 Jun 2020
  • Ms Ren Yi Hooi — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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LIGHTNING SOCIAL VENTURES LTD
12670000 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.